A Sims 2 Story Blog

Always a Mother

Mildred’s recent pregnancy and Dominique’s marriage left a lot for Victoria to reflect on. When her husband had died she couldn’t imagine how she was going to raise five children alone. Those five children were now adults and she thought she had done a decent job.

Not that the fact that her children were adults excluded them from doing things that would drive a lesser person to their graves. Case in point, Mildred was only pregnant due to modern medicine. Not because she and her girlfriend wanted babies but because they signed up to be guinea pigs in a research experiment for the money.

Victoria: Really Mildred, you should have thought about this more. This could turn into a complete nightmare. Not that the children would be precious. But what will happen when the government hears about this? They might call you to testify? They might regulate this technology. Really Mildred why would you put yourself through something like this?

Victoria knew that her words were falling on deaf ears. Mildred had never been one to plan for the future. She had always lived in the now. But the mother in her would not let her drop the subject.

Victoria: Emily is family now. You two really need to grow up, plan and save. Life in not fun and games. Think about your kids, their future. College and stuff.

Mildred wasn’t the only one giving her pains. While she understood that David was young and an athlete and needed time to “sow his wild oats”. She just wished he’d settle down. He had been dating the Timberlake girl since high school, almost exclusively, yet he was no closer to marrying her.

The almost lived with them. She was always at their house. So much so that Armando had even suggested that they start charging her for rent and food.

And then there was Jean. Jean who had once seemed so nice and sweet, now lacked direction. She had settled for a job working fast food in Eaton. But instead of saving her money and trying to find something better, she would waste it gambling.

Victoria didn’t know what had gotten into her youngest child. Jean seemed to think that there was some magical pleasure she missed out on in her teen years and wanted to spend her adulthood making up for her loss.

Her complaining and worry about her children settling down and starting families of their own must have plant seeds in Armando heads. Because one night while they were in Eaton for dinner Armando suggested that they should get married. Victoria was taken by surprise, she laughed. They were much to old to get married. Armando had to be joking. But when she asked him if it was a joke he just stared at his menu and shrugged his shoulders.

This is the first time that Armando has rolled the want to get married. He’s a pleasure Sim and Victoria is a popularity Sim. I don’t ever think that she will roll the marriage want. I didn’t lock the want because I wanted to see if it showed up again.

David is not doing what I want him to do. I was planning on marrying him off to Louise Timberlake but he will not roll that want. No matter how many times I send them on dates. He refuses to settle down. I am kind of depending on him to pass on the Hale family name but he seems to have a mind of his own. I am sort of shocked because he is a fortune sim and I thought the want would roll up at some point.

Random picture of Jean Hale because she is my favorite Hale even though she doesn’t have her own storyline and I can’t figure out what to do with her.